📏 Form Guide

Newcastle United

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Newcastle United head into this game after a 1-1 Premier League tied result against Brighton & Hove Albion.

In that game, Newcastle United had 54% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Newcastle United was Alexander Isak (89'). Brighton & Hove Albion got 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Yankuba Minteh (28') was the scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Newcastle United haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They have claimed a sum of 17 during that period while also conceding a total of 6. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be sustained here, however.

Their previous form shows that Newcastle United:

• have not won against Chelsea in their previous 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 5 home league matches.

Chelsea

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Chelsea head into the clash following a 1-0 Conference League win vs Djurgårdens IF in their previous game.

In that match, Chelsea had 65% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Chelsea was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (38'). Djurgardens IF got 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

Chelsea have been dangerous up front in their most recent fixtures, having scored 13 times in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Enzo Maresca will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Chelsea have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same matches.

Their previous form shows that Chelsea:

• have not won against Newcastle United when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 28/05/2023, there has been little between the sides with Newcastle United winning 2 of those games, Chelsea 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

A sum of 19 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 11 for The Magpies and 8 coming from The Blues. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.

📋 Team News: Newcastle United

Joelinton (Knee problems), Jamaal Lascelles (Fitness), Matt Targett (Hamstring injury) and Lewis Hall (Ankle surgery) won’t be available for Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe.

We are thinking that The Magpies could make use of the 4-3-3 formation for this game with Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schaer, Daniel Burn, Valentino Livramento, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Joseph Willock, Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.

📰 Team News: Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has not got a full squad to pick from. Aarón Anselmino (Hamstring injury), Christopher Nkunku (unknown injury), Omari Kellyman (surgery), David Datro Fofana (Knee injury) and Wesley Fofana (surgery) can’t be considered.

We are inclined to think that The Blues appear most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Chelsea will surely be able to score a goal against this Newcastle United lineup, however that possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.

We think that it’s going to be a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Newcastle United at the end of this one. We are expecting it to be pretty even.

Renata Leite, 10:20 11/05/2025